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Experimental evaluation of a self-propelling bio-inspired needle in single- and multi-layered phantoms

In percutaneous interventions, reaching targets located deep inside the body with minimal tissue damage and patient pain requires the use of long and thin needles. However, when pushed through a solid substrate, a structure with a high aspect ratio is prone to buckle. We developed a series of multi-...

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Autores principales: Scali, M., Breedveld, P., Dodou, D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6934672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31882707
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56403-0

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